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Bahne Blackhill
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On 1/9/2005
Jack
wrote in from
United States
(66.82.nnn.nnn)
Hi Sharkatron,
The Bahne Blackhill comes in 6 ply and 7ply versions. Multiple truck mounting holes are drilled at both the nose and tail. Slight camber. Designed as a inexpensive, performance, introductory level slalom board.
Thanks for your interest.
Jack
Bahne Skateboards
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Bahne black hill slalom decks
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On 1/9/2005 Sharkatron
wrote in from
United States
(24.176.nnn.nnn)
anyone have any thoughts on the new Bahne Black Hill slalom board?
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Rack
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On 1/9/2005 SFKasJ
wrote in from
United States
(68.7.nnn.nnn)
Sector 9 sells a rack that hold 5 or 6 boards. I believe it is $20 and is available from their website shop.
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Racks
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On 1/9/2005 Michael
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(195.92.nnn.nnn)
Try contatcing Gravity. They do a couple of racks as point of sale for their ovely boards. They do a wall rack and a stand alone jobby. I think they sell them to the public as well.
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Skateboard racks??
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On 1/9/2005 scott
wrote in from
United States
(24.194.nnn.nnn)
Does anyone know if there are any companies that make a longboard rack for indoor display, something that will hold about 5 boards?? (My father wants his shotgun rack back!) thanks.
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grav 37 diamond tail flex
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On 1/8/2005 EthanOB
wrote in from
United States
(67.169.nnn.nnn)
Isaiah-
Its pretty flexy for me at 170lbs...I guess its kinda like the fibreflex pintail, yeah... except the diamond-kicktail is super-functional unlike most flexy decks I've ridden
-ethan ob
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Gravity 37" Diamond @ Bellingham Park
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On 1/8/2005 EthanOB
wrote in from
United States
(67.169.nnn.nnn)
K-Lee..
Come to think of it, I really only did skate half of the park most of the time. It was kind of a difficult park for me on that board... but hella more fun than chillin at the in-laws, and besides nobdy was there to see me flail on those steep ass banks...
As for the hills, I skated one cool run listed on longboardmaps.com...but just looking round I could tell that place is longboard heaven in the summer.So many hills around...I was just getting familiar when we had to leave to beat the storms (drove back to SF x-mas day).
The Diamond Tail has been awesome for weaving thru SF streets, getting on MUNI with...its a light little board (for me). want to practice sliding it when (if) it stops raining...
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re: Ethan
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On 1/8/2005
K-LEE
wrote in from
United States
(64.106.nnn.nnn)
Ethan,
The Bellingham, WA skatepark?!? How did you ride a cruiser style board THERE!?!? I used to live there, and was never able to use more than HALF of that park, the other half is all abrupt wall rides instead of rondwall. Ever bomb hills in that area of the world? There is a nice hill that goes right past a graveyard that I used to bomb late at night. Did you ever skate the Slayer Bowl before it was demolished? Sorry, I get all excited sometimes about skate memories...
To keep this deck related, a little stubby birdy told me that one of the finest decks ever made is getting a new graphic. Anyone have any guesses?
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grav diamond tail
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On 1/7/2005 isaiah
wrote in from
United States
(24.21.nnn.nnn)
That board looks pretty gnarly the only reason I doubted it is because gravity traditionally only makes stiff decks and I wasnt sure if the diamond tail would be a dud. I was wondering what the flex on that board is similar to. i.e. like a cosmic 2 or a GS fibreflex
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whoops
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On 1/5/2005
Utah Trish
wrote in from
United States
(70.56.nnn.nnn)
Sorry everyone. I shoulda posted on the truck forum. My bad. Thanks for the info and I will now proceed to the trucks.
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Gravity Diamond Tail 37”
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On 1/5/2005 Ethan OBrien
wrote in from
United States
(192.12.nnn.nnn)
My wife got me the new Gravity Diamond Tail 37 for Christmas (she saw me drooling over the website). I set it up with Seismic 150’s and the Navy Comet wheels (the softest ones for sure).
It is a sweet, very well weighted deck. It feels very lively, nimble, easy to pump. Kind of reminded a slalom deck, cept more fun cause it has a kicktail. The flex reminded me of my first banana board, which was a pleasant memory to replay.
The kicktail is sweet. The footwell in the back is perfect, the weighting perfect. The diamond tail allows for really deep kickturns without scraping off carbon fibre.
I had two hours alone in the BellinghamWA skatepark with it on X-mas eve and it performed really well, I had a blast. I’m a bit scared to drop in on a board with no footwell for the front foot, tho, so I gotta admit I took it kinda easy.
Sliding it is definitely more difficult than on my Tiki (a stiffer deck), it’s a flexy deck so its never going to be the best slider, prolly.
I'm curious about how it is with other trucks but I'm too lazy/poor to find out. Somebody else do it :)
Anyway, it’s a sweet deck Gravity did a real good job on it.
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Seismic & XXX combos...moved to Trucks Forum
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On 1/5/2005
Steve in AZ, playing Adam for a minute
wrote in from
United States
(192.175.nnn.nnn)
G7enn, PSR, J.H., Paul, Trish, et.al...
Interesting thread, folks.
My reply is on the Trucks forum.
-=S=-
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Comet "Ice" deck
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On 1/5/2005
Jonathan Harms
wrote in from
United States
(165.134.nnn.nnn)
Finally got to ride my new Comet "Ice" deck over Christmas. It's not really a longboard, more of a vert/park board with a fairly "new school" shape, with the tail slightly more squared off than the nose--but not much. It measures in at about 9" x 33" with a 15.875" wheelbase. I'm about 6'1" tall, so I like a bit longer wheelbase than the usual 14.5" or whatever.
The deck seems very well made. It's six plies of maple, plus a layer of carbon fiber strips on top, running nose to tail. Compared to an Eastbilt blank that I had cut to a similar shape, the Comet weighs about four to five ounces less. It feels nice and stiff when riding (although I weigh only about 155 lbs.) and fits my needs really well for riding ramps, bowls and (skatepark) pools. My only gripe is that the tail could be just a touch longer and/or wider FOR MY STYLE OF RIDING. For the first hour or so, the tail felt a little funny, as it was just a touch narrower and rounder than my old self-cut blank. But by the end of the four- to five-hour session (at 3rd Lair skatepark in Minnesota), it felt just fine.
I'd recommend this board to people who like a popsicle-stick shape, but with more width and wheelbase. Comet has a nice variety of boards (check their Web site at www.cometskateboards.com) and seems to have really thought through the ins and outs of the manufacturing process (CNC shape-cutting, trying to use environmentally friendly materials and manufacturing methods whenever possible). Their customer service was good, too; I had a couple of questions, and Jonathan Reese replied to them quickly and respectfully. Overall, I'm very satisfied with the whole process of buying (and riding) this deck.
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nervous camber?
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On 1/5/2005 tom t
wrote in from
Canada
(142.20.nnn.nnn)
quick Q&A...What exactly does the term "nervous camber" mean? Is this a camber set slightly ahead of center? How much ahead of center is the optimum placement for the camber's highest point?
Thanx
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Trish's Pinner
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On 1/2/2005 PSR
wrote in from
United States
(69.161.nnn.nnn)
With the board flexing in deeper turns, running the RTS flat in the back will get squirrelly only under lots of pressure. If it's too loose,look at your bushing choice first, and go a bit stiffer(conversely,go softer if more turniness is wanted). Adding a rear negative (fat end towards the tail) wedge of only 5* will stabilize the Tracker nicely, but may decrease your turn arc a good deal too. Unlike modern Slalom boards, the tail on a Pin will flex and create tighter turns.
The front Seismic, just add/detract wedging to get the amount of 'point + shoot' steering input you want. Keep in mind that each side of the truck can be tensioned by the individual springs, so that can help if either your toe or heel turns need a quicker feel, or more stability. Riding steeps sometimes means that the turn's initiation is the make-or-break moment, so getting that nose heading where you want it can be important. Literally you can stack flat plumbing washers (single ought size) to get the wedge angle[s] figured out up front, the Seismic will be that responsive to changes. A nifty thin riser used to offered by Tahoelongboards, which was made by Cell-block. I think Khiro will have some good stackable wedge risers out soon. Check into Khiros bushings as well to help get the rear Tracker dialed in.
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Siesmics and Trackers
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On 1/1/2005
G7enn
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(84.9.nnn.nnn)
I have a 38" Fibreflex pintail with a wedged 157 plastic (8mm axle) siesmic on the front and a sixtrack on the back and various wheels according to the surface. This is the best pumping setup I've ever used. I can pump it for miles without putting a foot down. I could even run it through 6' cones.
I'm not saying it's the ultimate, i'd love to try a longer flexy board with a metal siesmic/tracker combo and bigger wheels. Maybe one day if my leg gets close to 100% recovered...
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A twist on the Seismic/Tracker setup
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On 12/29/2004 Pauliwog
wrote in from
United States
(64.5.nnn.nnn)
Just to add more info or confusion: I was introduced to the idea of Seismic 30 degree baseplate truck as the rear and putting a Tracker RT-X in front earlier this last summer and again at Morro Bay. I got a Seismic MMW'd 8mm 130 30 degree on the back of my PP Chickenwing sligthtly neg wedged and a steeply pos wedged RT-X 127mm AsphaltPlayground'd 8mm up front. This setup has GREAT traction and has a very "point and shoot" type of steering from the front and not much steering from the back. So far it's been pretty stable into the low 30mph zone. I had the same setup but with a steeply neg wedged RT-X in the back as well at Morro's Super G/S and got speed wobbles for the first time in over 15 years, I suspect the steeply wedged front RT-X had a lot to do with it also, so I'd probably flatten it out a bit before doing that kind of course/hill with a strong tailwind again. I also got a Seismic 100mm MMW'd 8mm 30 degree which so far I've only used for T/S at 5 to 7 foot with occasional bigger offset cones. I really love the feel of my TTC's and the new A.P. SplitFire trucks in back but the 8mm MMW'd Seismics also have a really good solid feel as well as a rear slalom traction truck, different but good, I think they each have their best niches depending on the course ridden. Wait, isn't this the deck review? Whatever-8mm and straight is the strongest element of traction in a back truck, geometries also come into play. I pretty much always neg wedge my back truck and pos wedge the front for stability and traction and I just like the way that kind of turning feels. -Paul
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wedges and whatnot
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On 12/29/2004
joseph
wrote in from
Australia
(211.30.nnn.nnn)
you'll just have to experiment. it also depends on where your riding. if it's steeper i would dewedge the back (then again under my weight (200+ pounds) i would dewedge it for any riding to get more grip in the back.)
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Wedge risers on siesmics?
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On 12/29/2004
Utah Trish
wrote in from
United States
(70.58.nnn.nnn)
For anybody out there.....I have a question. I bought a great-flexing pintail and put siesmics 45's on the front and tracker rts in the rear for stability. Do I use wedge risers for them or go flat. I acually have the wedge's on and its very turny but I also havn't been on steeps yet either. I run the flashbacks 78a all around as well. Oh and by the way this is my first pintail. love it! any comments? thanks.
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Slalom size
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On 12/23/2004 PSR
wrote in from
United States
(69.161.nnn.nnn)
Big Al, that's a bit long for tighter slalom courses, but probably suitable for G.S., and if you're secure with it at Speed, maybe even Super-G. The things is, there isn't (Thankfully, or it'd get boring right quickly) a "Set Course" for any one of the six or so course formats being used in contests. I've seen Tight Slaloms that vary from 8 ft. cone to cone down to under 5 ft.. G.S. courses tend towards having cones spaced no less than 7 ft. on up to 25 ft. apart, and often these sweep from one Side of the road to the other. I rode a 36" Bozi at Morro Bay's Super-G (where speeds were up in the mid-30's), and it's my bigger 'G.S.' board, where my 32" Roe is my smaller 'G.S.' board. I've got a 30" Turner Hybrid that does well in three course types, Tight (but not really snug courses), Hybrid, and shorter G.S. runs, and it'll handle speeds up into the upper 20's nicely. "Hybrid" courses are the toughest to plan for, as they'll toss in elements of G.S. and Tight Slalom, making the choice of just which size board to run a bit more difficult. Most racers run shorter boards that're around 28" to 32", 38" isn't likely to fit neatly through a Tight Slalom or twisty Hybrid course. Banked Slalom is yet another venue, and there you may find that that size board will be a lot of fun. You'll have to get out and see how well it turns, and how fast it can run while cranking out turns. Meanwhile, I'd run it at G.S. or mellower Hybrid events, and see if you can find a shorter, quicker turning board for Tight Slalom.
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the right board
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On 12/22/2004
BigAL himself
wrote in from
United States
(4.247.nnn.nnn)
I recently got interested in slalom racing and I just bought a new board the sector nine platinum series fiberglass/carbon trilam board it's like two or three layers fiberglass and like two play maple. Also it is 38in long. Slalom rules limit board size to 48in long and that's the limit. My question is would my board be fit for slalom racing?
THX
please post replies on the message board or send to my email at seniors2004@sbcglobal.net
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Comet bolt pattern
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On 12/22/2004 Bilzo
wrote in from
United States
(24.167.nnn.nnn)
My Voodoo is drilled for oldschool, the way I like it...
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comet longboards
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On 12/20/2004 isaiah
wrote in from
United States
(24.21.nnn.nnn)
does anyone know what the truck bolt pattern is for comet longboards, particularly the screamjet
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Thank You Chicken
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On 12/20/2004
Keith Hollien
wrote in from
United States
(128.227.nnn.nnn)
I want to say thank you to Chicken. As many of you know I needed to come up with some race boards last season(2004) and Chicken came thru big time. Mark paid for him to make 3 of the 4 sizes in the Keith Hollien Signature Series for Msrk and myself to race on. The superlight foamcore boards were unreal.
My wife's nephew really wanted one of my models for Christmas. I talked to Chicken about a Hardcore Slalom Series board in my shape. He said he could(he has all of the templates for my series) and what did I want.
I bought a Hardcore Slalom Series in my Hybrid Slalom(27") model(for my nephew) and an E-Series Concave Slalom Series in my Giant Slalom(29") model(for a campus crusier for myself). I have not riden them yet, but man are they beautiful.
Thank You Chicken, you and Pocket Pistols Skateboards RULE.
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P.S.
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On 12/18/2004 tom in toronto
wrote in from
Canada
(64.228.nnn.nnn)
Oh, and about the spar varnish...it's holding up beautifully on both decks...put my own grphics on w water-based ink and no bleed or signs of water seepage. And when you make your own, you're not as worried about the deck lasting for eternity, cause you always want to make a new one and improve, revise, design...that is all.
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